J. Balvin’s Colombian Home:

In the Secluded Mountains of the Coffee Region

Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin is known across the world as J. Balvin, a Colombian reggeton artist born to a middle-class family in Medellin.He was accumilated over 50 million Instagram followers, 35 million records, and is one of the bestselling Latin artists globally. His public person is varied in style, color, and pattern. Yet in his personal life, he lives in a very quiet aesthetic. His actual home close to Medellin has a strong Japanese minimalist style. This design was meant to compliment his private life and growing family offering a studio space as well as larger outdoor eating area adjacent to the kitchen for large family gatherings in the tropical coffee region of Colombia. The outdoor spaces was also cognizant of the pandemic and offered a refuge with fresh and healthy circulation. The interior spaces had a large living room with a grand piano to also entertain substantial groups of people. Balvin has established himself as a leader in the Latin American music industry supporting up and coming artists throughout South America, the Caribbean, and Spain. His has broken out internationally despite having lyrics exclusively in Spanish. He has partnered with multiple Latin Aamerican musicians as well as international icons such as Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and France’s Willy William. This home was intended to be a secluded space to host family and friends and share the holidays and fond memories.

The 1909 Le Port d’hiver by George Braque was the initial inspiration of the Musician’s house. Converting the painting into a 2D drawing and then a relief were the foundational steps of moving into a 3D structure. Elements of that cubist painting became the model of the landscape. Combined with an urban corner park

Site Plan Llanogrande, Colombia

Steel Poles (6” diameter)

Concrete Benches (1’-8” height)

Steel Poles (6” diameter)

Steel Wire Mesh (in grey & gold)

Concrete Benches (1’-8” height)

Steel Wire Mesh (in grey & gold)

Conditions

Writer's Retreat at Lake Rabun

Research Sources:

Climate Conditions: https://www.weatherwx.com/hazardoutlook/ga/lake+rabun.html

ASHRAE ACH: https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/ashrae-air-changes-per-hour-office-residential/

Geothermal Systems: http://www.millpondmech.net/how-it-works.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI45yUhUWgk https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/geothermal/pros-cons-geothermal-energy/ https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/2014/04/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-geothermal-energy

Ventilation

Wind flow

Daylighting

Canopy

Evaporative cooling

Proximity to Lake, hydrothermal features

Total Loads = 56,310.42 BTU/hr

Total System Capacity = 2835 BTU/hr

COP = 3.87